Coat-hanger attachment



Dec. 1l 1925. -4 1,563,735

c. A. FETTERs COAT, HANGER ATTACHMENT Filefd Aug. 1925 Patented Dec. l,1925.

CHARLES A. FETTERS, 0F WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OFCOLMBIA.

COAT-HANGER ATTACHMENT.A

Application led August 3, 1923. Serial No. 655,434.

lTo all whom it may concern:

Be it known that CHARLES A. Fn'rrnns, a citizen of the United States,residing at Washington, in the District 'of Columbia, has inventedcertain new and useful Improvements in Coat-Hanger Attachments, of whichthe following is a specification, reference being had therein to theaccompanying drawings.

The invention relates to coat hanger attachments and has for its objectto provide a supporting hook, which may be easily and quickly attachedto the shank of a supporting hook of a coat hanger whereby additionalarticles, for instance hats, underskirts and the like may be supportedon the coat hanger, at the same time the coat is supported thereon. i

A further Aobject isto form the hook from a single piece of wire bentvto form spaced eyesV adapted to engage the shank of the hook of the coathanger, which eyes are carried by the spring arms, which may be forcedto ether for positioning the eyes adjacent eac other, thereby allowingthe device to be-easily and quickly passed over the coat hanger hook andonto the shank thereof. The eyes bind on the shank of the hook when aweight is suspended therefrom, and the hook may be positioned in thesame plane as the supporting hookI of the hanger, thereby allowing thehangers to be shipped in a compact package without interference from theadditional hook.

With the above and other objects in view the invention resides in thecombinationv and arrangement of arts as hereinafter set forth, shown inthe rawing, described and claimed, it being understood that chan es inthe precise embodiment of the inventlon mav be made within the scope ofwhat is clalmed without departing from the spirit of the invention.

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a con# ventional form of coat hanger,showing the garmenthook attached thereto.

Figure 2 is aside elevation of a coat hanger showing the garment hookapplied tothe shank thereof. p

Figure 3 is a horizontal sectional view taken on line 3-3 of Figure 2.

Referring to the drawing, the numeral 1 designates the body o f the coathan r, and 2 a supporting hook carried there y,

which hook 1s attached to the body 1 by means of the shank hook 3. Ithas been found that it is often necessary to hang other garments on acoat hanger, for instance, a hat, an underskirt or a wrap, which hasbeen impossible, especially in the case of a hat. To obviate thisdisadvantage the garment hook 4 is rovided, which hook is formed from asing e piece of wire bent upmay be hung, such for instance as a skirt.

The arms 8 and 10 are slight-ly spaced apart thereby allowing a grippingaction by the eye 9 on 4the shank 3, thereby preventing easydisplacement 'of the garment hook,`

when in position on the shank 3. One of the .arms 7 is provided with anupwardly and inwardly extending spring arm 12, which arm terminates inan oye 13 in which the shank '3 is disposed at a point spaced fromtheeye 9, consequently the garment hook 4 is rigidly supporte-d whengarments are supported thereon. Under the weight of the garments the eye13 binds on the shank 3 and rigidly braces the garment hook. When thedevice is being placed .on the hook 2 and shank 3, the arms 12 and 8 ares rung towards each other, thereby positioning the eyes 9 and 13 closetogether and consequently the hook 2 and shank 3 may be easily passedthrough the eye, even around bends as'shown at 14:` at the upper end ofthe shank, ltherefore the ,device may be easily applied to coat Shanksof 'various shapes. When it is desired to store the hangers, forinstance for purposes of shipment, or when not in use,

the hook may oe moved upwardliy)7 on the shank 3 to a position where itcan moved into the same lane as the body 1 ofthe coat hanger, there 'oreit will be seen that it will not take up any additional room and at thelsame time allow the .hangers to be easily stacked or formed intocompact packages and the frictional engagement of the eye 9 and the eye13 on the shank 3 will maintain the garment hook in any position tovwhich it may be moved.

hanger hook From the above it will be seen that a gar ment hook isprovided, for -coat hangers,

The combination with a coat hanger hook,

a vertically disposed shank carried by said hook, of a garment hookcarried by said shank, said garment hook being formed from a singlepiece of spring wire bent upon itself to form an upwardly extending hookand inwardly diverging arms, parallel horizontally disposed eyes carriedby said diverging horizontal arms and in which the shank is disposed andfrictionally held, the lower eye terminating in an 'outwardly extendingarm, and a hook carried by the out- 'wardly extending arm below thefirst mentioned garment supportin hook.

In testimony whereof I ereunto affix my 25 signature.

CHARLES A. ra'rrrras.

